Since 1999, the American opioid epidemic has killed more than half a million people, and the staggering majority have been ...

In Season 3 of the HBO series "The White Lotus," some characters pop lorazepam like candy, highlighting the potential for ...

Chronic pain, which lasts for three months or longer, is difficult to treat. Many people rely on opioid pain medications, but ...

Between 2011 to 2021, an estimated 321,566 children lost a parent to drug overdose. Parental deaths from drug overdose rose ...

Since the mid-1980s, a number of organizations, primarily in northern Mexico, have launched informational campaigns and ...

Opioid deaths in Illinois have decreased for the first time since 2018, and Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is in part ...

Knoxville distributed money to organizations that address overdoses, coordinate recovery programs and eliminate illegal drug ...

WASHINGTON, DC - Overdose-related drug trafficking cases have increased sharply in recent years, with fentanyl and synthetic ...

The Cambria County Drug Coalition will receive up to $200,000 in Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs grant funding to assist in its effort to provide community-based services to ...

The Boston-based company's new medication, called Journavx, is being placed on a tier that means it might be costlier than ...

A new study has found that extending state Medicaid coverage did not increase the likelihood of prescription opioid or ...

Illinois recorded an 8.3% decrease in overall drug overdose deaths in 2023, exceeding a nationwide decline of 4%, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Opioid overdose deaths ...